Safer Foundation is a national leader in the fields of community corrections, reentry services, workforce development and community based behavioral health services. Through a comprehensive suite of programs and services, Safer Foundation assists individuals pre and post release from jail or prison with a full spectrum of services designed to overcome the barriers to reentry. The core of Safer’s mission includes job preparation and placement, vocational training, housing and behavioral health treatment services. This “holistic” approach to reentry enables Safer Foundation clients to experience a substantially lower rate of recidivism. Safer Foundation provides “A Road to a Better Future” for individuals to reenter as productive, contributing members of society by providing evidence informed services, policy reform and legislative action.

Mr. Dickson’s leadership experience includes more than 20 years in the corporate sector with AT&T and Sprint where he was National Vice President of Sales Support & Infrastructure Services. In this role Victor led a team of more than 3500 network & systems engineers, software developers and technical account consultants, supporting national and multi-national business clients. His team was responsible for maintaining an $11B revenue stream.

Victor serves on the Illinois Workforce Investment Opportunity Board and Co-Chairs the City of Chicago Equity Advisory Council. He previously served on the Illinois Human Services Commission, the Illinois Treasurers General Revenue Investment Fund Advisory Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Advisory Council.

Victor is also actively engaged in criminal justice and reentry initiatives at the National, State, County, and local levels as a member of the national Council on Criminal Justice and the Illinois Reentry Council.

Mr. Dickson is a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago.

Victor and his wife Talese reside in Chicago.